How does Milan Kundera use imagery in Life Is Elsewhere?

Imagery:

She was therefore quite certain that the poet could have been conceived only on a particular sunny summer morning behind a huge boulder picturesquely silhouetted against a gree valley traditionally favored by the citizens of Prague for Sunday outings.

He stepped once more to the noisy piece of furniture, hit it with the blackjack, laughed, and looked at the woman in the hope that she would laugh with him.